Posted on 03/23/2008 5:13:35 PM PDT by Brilliant
Two top Democrats on Friday called for the resignation of U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, citing questions about his leadership and his agency's operations during the national housing crisis...
Democrats have raised allegations about potential improper political interference at HUD, particularly regarding to the use of contracts and federal spending. Mr. Jackson has consistently denied wrongdoing. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) and Sen. Patty Murray, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that controls HUD's appropriations, sent a letter to President George W. Bush on Friday calling for Mr. Jackson's removal.
"Unfortunately, the allegations surrounding Secretary Jackson, as well as his rejection of appropriate Congressional oversight of his Department, undermine his ability to effectively address the current housing crisis," the lawmakers wrote. "During this critical period, the American people do not need a HUD Secretary that is distracted by the clouds of Justice Department investigations and reports of an empanelled grand jury."
HUD has emerged as a central agency as policy makers debate how to address the housing crisis. Both Democrats and the Bush administration want to expand the powers of the Federal Housing Administration, a division of HUD, to allow more homeowner to refinance into affordable mortgages. Any major changes would likely have to be approved by Sen. Dodd, and increasing the agency's budget would likely need to be authorized by Sen. Murray.
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Great reply. The entire group of incompetents in Congress should step down.
And we care what they say why?
The democrat politician's answer to everything.
Pass the buck!
They can effectively force the same result by simply defunding the entire department. Win-Win.
Although they had a good start at it, they have succeeded in becoming the bottom end of the US Senate ~ a total embarrassment to the foolish people who sent them there.
Close HUD down, fire all those shiny pantsed bureaucrats, sell the fancy buildings.
If you ever stood out in front of HUD at quiting time -——
you’d be speechless for weeks. Unbelieve what our tax dollars are paying for.
Q: What the hell do those people do?
A: Waste our tax dollars!
Justification: both are totally incompetent...
Its time has passed, along with other dinosaurs like the Dept. of Education and its Secretary.
Don't get me started on Homeland Security or the Surgeon General.
Justification: both are totally incompetent...
You forgot evil, at least Dodd.
You forgot Department of Energy - keeping gasoline prices low and still trying to invent an electric car.
Two of dimmer bulbs in the dark hallway that is congress.
Two racists from overwhelmingly White states.
Shockingly I agree with them! Jackson would quit and everyone who works for HUD should be fired and get real jobs, HUD should not exist.
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